Hair curler



Patented Dec. 1, 1925.

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DAVID L. SHORT, OF PHILADELPHIA, PEITNSYLVAITIA.

HAIR CURIJJR.

Application filed August 19, 1824. Serial No. 732,915.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID L. SHORT, a citizen of the United States, and resident of the city of Philadelphia, county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hair Curlers, of which the following is the specification.

The device, the subject of this invention is a hair curler particularly adapted for bobbed hair or short hair or for curling the extreme ends of long hair.

It is well known that difficulty has been experienced in clampingly securing the extreme ends of hair, in such a manner that the hair may be curled to the end. Usually and when the ordinary curler is used, a certain amount of hair remains uncurled, due to the necessity of turning in or overlapping the extreme end ofthe hair to secure it, so that it may be rolled upon the curler bar.

An object of this invention then, is to provide means for clampingly engaging the ends of the hair and later for elampingly engaging all of the hair rolled upon the curler.

Another object of the invention is to simplify the construction of curlers of this type.

The following is what I consider the best means of carrying out this invention and the accompanying drawing should be referred to for a complete understanding of the specification which follows.

In the drawing Fig. 1 is an elevation, showing the curler in use.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a part of the curler.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of another part, adapted to be attached to the part shown in Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the curler, ready for operation.

Fig. 5 is a side elevation and shows a modification, and

Fig. 6 is a plan-view of the curler in operative position.

Similar reference numerals indicate like parts in all the figures where they appear.

The curler which I am about to describe may be formed of any suitable material, but I prefer that it should be formed of horn, celluloid or from flexible metal. It is necessary, a will appear from the description that follows, that at least one of the parts be quite flexible.

My curler is formed of four main members or parts; the base member 10, the intermediate member 11, the movable clamping arm 12 and a pivot or rivet 13, which secures all of the parts together.

As shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the base mem'- ber 10 is provided with a plurality of perforations therethrough, one adjacent each end. I prefer that one of the perforations be square, as shown at 1 The other perforation, which does not appear, may be round, to receive the rivet or pin 13.

The base member 10 may or may not be formed of flexible material. If, however, that arm 11 is formed integral with the base member 10 as shown in Fig. 2, then the base member 10 and the arm 11, should have a certain amount of flexibility.

The arm 11, which, as previously stated may be formed integral with the base member 10, being a part of the base member 10, which is turned over and upon the member 10, is shown at 15, should also be provided with a perforation as shown at 16, for the reception of the rivet or pin 13. The arm 11 should be somewhat shorter than the base member 10 but of approximately equal width therewith.

The clamping member as shown at 12 also has a perforation as shown at 17, through which the rivet or pin 13 passes and this member should swing freely upon, the pivot or pin 18 as indicated in Fig. 4.

The member 12 should be formed of flexible material and is provided with a tongue, shown at 18, which is adapted to pass into the square perforation l t, for locking the parts together.

In Fig. 5, I show the three arms 10, 11 and 12, each formed independently and all secured together by the rivet or pin 13.

In Fig. 6,1 show the tongue 18 passing inward and through the perforation 14.

From the foregoing description, it is thought that the operation of my device will be fully understood. I will, however, briefly describe the operation, to more fully disclose the functions of the separate parts.

When ready for use, my curler is assembled as shown in Figs. 1, 4, 5 and 6, the tongue 18 is free from the perforation 14, the

arm 12 is then'rotated away from the arms 10 and 11. The quantity of hair being selected, the ends of the hair are engaged be-' tween the arms 10 and 11 and the curler is actually rotated, rolling the hair around the arms 1.0 and 11, while the arms 10 and 11 are retained clamped together. When all of the hair is rolled upon the curler, the arm 12 is swung back into position and bowed sufliciently to allow the tongue 18 to pass inwardand through the perforation 14. The position of the tongue 18 within the perforation 14 will be determined byzthe quantity oi hair upon the curler.

To remove the curler, it is only necessary to unlock 0r disengage the tongue 18 from the perforation 141, whereupon the curler may be withdrawn longitudinally from the curl, Without unwinding the curl, thus the full benefit of the curler is retained.

As previously stated, the arms 10 and 11 may be made of semi-flexible material, in

fact, in the construction shown in Fig. 5, the

arm 11, which is the intermediate arm need not be flexible at all.

Other modifications may be made within the scope of the appended claim, without departing from the principle or sacrificing the advantages of the invention.

Having carefully and fully described my invention, what I claim and desire to obtain is I A hair curler having three arms, two of said arms being formed integral, one of the integrally formed arms being shorter than the other and the longer arm being provided with a perforation at the free end thereof and a third arm pivoted to the first two arms, with the shorter arm between the other two arms and a tongue formed upon the third arm and adapted to enter the said perforation in the longer, integrally formed arm for securing said arms together.

Signed at the city of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, this 25th day of July, 1924:.

7 DAVID L. SHORT. 

